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Historical Event on 2/22/1948

Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1995National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established.
12/14/1990Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92).
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
8/15/1998Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.